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TI-2026-56619 Aliases CVE-2026-82055GHSA-qqwq-hqp9-87gv

Null Pointer Dereference in MongoDB Server 2dsphere Index Key Generation Leads to Denial of Service

Priority LOW 31CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

A security issue exists in MongoDB's 2dsphere index key generation that can cause a server crash due to a null pointer dereference. When a specially crafted GeoJSON document is inserted into a collection with a 2dsphere index, an inconsistency in geometry parsing can leave an internal object in an invalid, partially initialized state. During subsequent index key generation, access to this improperly initialized object results in a null pointer dereference that terminates the mongod process. An authenticated user with write access can use this to cause a denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MongoDB Server (MongoDB): 8.3.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MongoDBMongoDB Server8.3.0 to before 8.3.98.3.9Patch availableCNA
  • MongoDB Server VendorMongoDB Affected 8.3.0 to before 8.3.9 Fixed in 8.3.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.3.0 to before 8.3.9VulnerableMongoDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.3.0 to before 8.3.9 Vulnerable ·MongoDB

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MongoDB Server (MongoDB) Fixed in 8.3.9

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    MongoDB Server 8.3.9

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-56635 Insufficient Validation of Storage Engine Configuration Options in MongoDB Server Leads to Out-of-Bounds WritePriority LOW 32
    • TI-2026-56625 Use-After-Free in MongoDB Server Query Execution Memory Tracking Subsystem Leads to Denial of ServicePriority LOW 32
    • TI-2026-56621 Type confusion in MongoDB ServerPriority LOW 32
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82055
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqwq-hqp9-87gv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-13542 Zlib compressed protocol header length confusion may allow memory read KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2013-01669 MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
  • TI-2026-56639 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Sharded Cluster Router Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-56628 Reachable assertion in MongoDB Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-15322 Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service on mongos CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-08537 Unbounded recursion in BSONColumn interleaved-reference causes pre-auth stack overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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